Oz Noy Fuzzy - Magnatude Records (2007) мне больше нравиться третий диск израильского гитариста Oz Noy - фьюжн без этнической основы, сайдмены: Vinnie Colaiuta; Will Lee; Jimmy Johnson; James Genus; Jim Beard, George Whitty
Re: Кто слушает джаз? Автор:pempeДата: 16.10.07 17:15:29
2dimakosov как бассист очень интересный, когда впервые побывал на его концерте - впечатлил и игрой и теплотой, второй раз уже не то. Гораздо больше нравиться как сайдмен нежели солист со своим пением
Re: Кто слушает джаз? Автор:pempeДата: 16.10.07 16:59:03
Hadrien Feraud для фанов Маклавлина - дебютный альбом молодого француского бассиста, ранее игравшего у метра. Hadrien Feraud не без основания сравнивают с Пасториусом
Re: Miles Davis - гений ХХ-го века Автор:pempeДата: 28.09.07 19:14:55
Miles Davis' seminal fusion album, Bitches Brew will be performed in its entirety at New York's Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., on Dec. 9. Saxophonist Bob Belden, who has helped Columbia Records with its Davis reissue program, will lead the performance with his group, Animation. Trumpeter Tim Hagans, keyboardist Scott Kinsey, bassist Matthew Garrison and drummer Zach Danziger will also be part of the group. In a nod to musical trends that emerged years after Bitches Brew was recorded in 1969, DJ Logic and DJ Kingsize will perform with the band on turntables.
Re: Neil Young news Автор:pempeДата: 24.11.06 01:15:23
Stanley Clarke: Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary bassist Stanley Clarke was presented with this year's Bass Player Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award Saturday, October 28, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City, which was the site of the 2006 Bass Player Live! weekend bass conference/extravaganza. Presenters of the award to Clarke were solo artist and Flecktones renowned bassist Victor Wooten and funk and jazz bass superstar Marcus Miller.
"There's no way I would pass on the chance to present this award to Stanley Clarke, a man who has changed the lives of so many musicians, created opportunities for all of us bassists, and been a huge influence on me and my playing", said Wooten on being asked to give the award. "Presenting Stanley Clarke with a Lifetime Achievement Award is a dream come true."
Wooten continued, "Scoring movies, making recordings, and touring the world, Stanley Clarke has paved the way for all of us by spreading low-end love all over. To me, that is what a Lifetime Achievement Award is all about. It's not just what you've done with your life, but also what you've done to help others improve their lives. I believe that Stanley has done more than he realizes in that regard."
Stanley Clarke is a man of "firsts." He became the first bassist in history who could double on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity, as well as the first bassist ever to headline tours, selling out shows worldwide. Clarke recorded what is now considered to be the must-know bass anthem, "School Days." To this day, accomplished and aspiring bassists continue to imitate his style seeking to master his pioneered techniques.
Clarke was a teen music prodigy. In 1971 the jazz world immediately recognized the dexterity and complete musicality Clarke possessed when he first arrived on the scene from the Philadelphia Academy of Music. Clarke pushed himself towards perfection with relentless attention to be the best. His efforts catapulted him to the front of the stage as a viable melodic bass soloist where his dream manifested first in the Grammy Award Winning jazz-fusion band Return to Forever. RTF recorded eight albums, two of which were certified gold (Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy and Romantic Warrior), won a Grammy award for No Mystery.
Although Clarke is considered one of the pioneers of jazz fusion, he has recorded and/or toured with musicians of various genres beyond the world of jazz. Some of these collaborations include Jeff Beck, Keith Richards and Ron Woods, Paul McCartney, Quincy Jones, Carlos Santana, Bela Fleck, Stan Getz, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin and Herbie Hancock.
Grammy and Emmy Award winning Stanley Clarke was Rolling Stone's very first "Jazzman of the Year", was Playboy's Music Award - Best Bassist winner for 10 straight years and is a member of Guitar Player Magazine's "Gallery of Greats." He was honored with the key to the city of Philadelphia and put his hands in cement as a 1999 inductee into Hollywood's "Rock Walk" on Sunset Boulevard. Clarke has won every Reader's Poll and Critic's Poll out there. In 2004 he was featured in Los Angeles Magazine as one of the Top 50 Most Influential People.
On finding he was to be recipient of this very special Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award, Clarke said, "I am very humbled to be the recipient of this award. I've watched the bass community grow over the years into a very powerful force in music. When I started, there were only a handful of albums with bass players as leaders. Now there are literally thousands. The instrument is no longer in the background and has truly been liberated. Having been there with Bass Player Magazine since the beginning, it is great to see what it has turned into, and it is a true honor for me to receive this."
Victor Wooten sums up Clarke's ongoing career best when he said, "The best part of all is that Stanley Clarke is not finished. With all the wonderful and amazing things he has already done, I believe that the best it yet to come."
Re: Miles Davis - гений ХХ-го века Автор:pempeДата: 17.10.06 01:37:07
Miles Davis was posthumously inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on the 15th Anniversary of his passing, amongst immediate family members and celebrated friends and fans including popular jazz trumpeter, Chris Botti; Earth, Wind & Fire's Verdine White; respected bandleader, keyboardist and producer George Duke; Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer Wallace Roney; Legendary drummer Lenny White (Bitches Brew); world-renowned drummer Ndugu Chancellor, and chart-topping saxophonist Mindi Abair among others.
Additionally, a personalized congratulatory greeting on DVD was sent by Diddy, who was unable to attend due to his conflicting promotional schedule. Diddy, a true fan, samples Davis on his new CD Press Play.
Written congratulatory statements were also received from 60 Minutes hard news journalist Ed Bradley, and critically-acclaimed rock legend Carlos Santana, who is featured on the new Davis release – Cool & Collected.
Immediate Davis family members including son Erin Davis; daughter Cheryl Davis; nephew Vince Wilburn, Jr., and brother-in-law Captain Vincent Wilburn, Sr. (RETUSA), were on hand to unveil the bronze bust of Miles Davis, which will reside on RockWalk's posthumous wall alongside Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, Robert Johnson and legendary concert promoter Bill Graham among others.
Davis, an internationally renowned music icon is still widely regarded as one of the most innovative, influential and highly respected figures in the history of jazz – even 15 years after his passing in 1991 at age 65. His innovative style defined the evolution of the genre, and many argue that jazz stopped evolving when Davis wasn't around to push it forward.
The eight-time Grammy Award winner, who was the sole jazz artist to be inducted into the 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has enjoyed a "milestone" year. His 80th birthday on May 26 was commemorated with the release of the ultimate Concord Records 4-CD box set featuring his original artwork; he will be honored by the legendary USC Marching band with a nationally-televised "Tribute To Miles" during their sold-out homecoming game on November 11, and a special remix project entitled Evolution Of The Groove, featuring Santana and Nas, and produced by Sony/Legacy executive Steve Berkowitz and Vince Wilburn, Jr. is set for release early next year. Additionally, mtvU is basing a segment around the cultural significance of Miles Davis, and Golden Globe winning actor Don Cheadle will portray Davis in a forthcoming biopic. Sony Legacy also recently released Cool & Collected featuring 13 career-defining classic recordings spanning 1956-to-1984 in paying tribute to the 15th Anniversary of his passing.
Hollywood's RockWalk is the only sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring artists and other musical innovators who have made a significant and lasting impact and contribution to the growth and evolution of music.
Кошки на обложках Автор:pempeДата: 27.09.06 23:38:13
в новом диске What Let The Cats Out? Mike Stern несколько изменил себе - уменьшилось рокового звучания и прибавилось джазового, появилься контрабас вместо баса, но альбом аоспринисается хорошо.
Re: Собачки на обложках Автор:pempeДата: 27.09.06 22:20:17
Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis by Gregory Davis with Lesley Sussman is scheduled for publication in November, 2006. As told by his son, this book strips away the public perception of Davis-often based on books written without such intimate access to the man-and gets down to the realities of his personality, his relationships, and his many quirks.
Dark Magus details this enigmatic superstar's Jekyll-and-Hyde behavior: his swings between sobriety and prodigious drug use; his tender family moments and his destructive selfishness; his search for marital stability and his obsession with young women; his exalted musical talent and his ever-present personal demons.
Containing many never-before-seen family photos, this sometimes-shocking tell-all traces Miles Davis's life as seen through the eyes of the person who was closest to him for many years. As jazz star Clark Terry notes, "This book is a brilliant and engaging revelation of Miles's character through the recollections of his oldest son. It's a book about a legendary musician who was one of my closest friends and a book that's second to none." As he recounts the successes and scandals of Miles Davis's life, the author delves into Davis's relationships with artists such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and John Coltrane; his role as a mentor to young musicians; his obsession with sports; the ups and downs of his career and its affect on his family; and the family's turmoil over his final will.
According to Phil Freeman, author of Running the Voodoo Down: The Electric Music of Miles Davis, "Dark Magus is an inherently fascinating tale told from a previously unavailable perspective. Gregory Davis, as Miles Davis's son and former housemate, has experiences to relate that no biographer or journalist has shared with the trumpeter's fans. As a newly discovered piece of the puzzle that was Miles Davis, this book is sure to find an avid, waiting readership."
Gregory Davis is the eldest of Miles Davis's four children. Born in 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri, Gregory traveled extensively with his father from the time he was around 11 years old. During Miles's fusion period, Gregory served as his father's assistant road manager and bodyguard. Gregory, who is also a trumpet player, graduated from Long Island University with a master's degree in psychology. He has four children and lives in New York City. Backbeat Books publishes books for people who are passionate about music, whether as performers or avid fans.